The time-dependent evolutionary rate of mitochondrial DNA in small mammals inferred from biogeographic calibration points with reference to the late Quaternary environmental changes in the Japanese archipelago

The ebb and flow of human migration across the planet can nowadays be probed with advanced archaeology, linguistics, anthropology and genomics. Together, these can provide a convincing picture of the various divergences and convergences of different human populations across vast areas. It is now possible to better understand how, why and where a particular group or society arose. Professor Naruya Saitou of the Population Genetics Laboratory at the National Institute of Genetics in Mishima has dedicated his career to the synthesis of these disciplines. The current focus of his research is on understanding the origins and formation of the Yaponesian people. This broad term was coined by writer Toshio Shimao in 1960s to encompass the diverse peoples of the Japanese Archipelago over its many thousands of years of inhabitation. Saitou's research is helping to uncover Japan's ancient past.

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Migration‐tracking integrated phylogeography supports long‐distance dispersal‐driven divergence for a migratory bird species in the Japanese archipelago

Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.1002/ece3.7387 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Daisuke Aoki ◽

Haruna Sakamoto ◽

Munehiro Kitazawa ◽

Alexey P. Kryukov ◽

Masaoki Takagi

Keyword(s):

Bird Species ◽

Migratory Bird ◽

Long Distance Dispersal ◽

Long Distance ◽

Japanese Archipelago ◽

The Japanese Archipelago

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Geographical variation in the cranial and external characters of the little tube-nosed bat,Murina silvatica in the Japanese archipelago

ACTA THERIOLOGICA ◽

10.1007/bf03192628 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 309-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Dai Fukui ◽

Kishio Maeda ◽

David A. Hill ◽

Sumiko Matsumura ◽

Naoki Agetsuma

Keyword(s):

Geographical Variation ◽

Japanese Archipelago ◽

The Japanese Archipelago

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Comparative phylogeography of coastal gobies in the Japanese Archipelago: future perspectives for the study of adaptive divergence and speciation

Ichthyological Research ◽

10.1007/s10228-021-00824-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Shotaro Hirase

Keyword(s):

Adaptive Divergence ◽

Future Perspectives ◽

Comparative Phylogeography ◽

Japanese Archipelago ◽

The Japanese Archipelago

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Morphometric studies of polyploid Cardamine species (Brassicaceae) from Japan: solving a long-standing taxonomic and nomenclatural controversy

Australian Systematic Botany ◽

10.1071/sb09038 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 94 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Judita Lihová ◽

Hiroshi Kudoh ◽

Karol Marhold

Keyword(s):

Ploidy Level ◽

Morphological Variation ◽

East Asian ◽

Species Boundaries ◽

Morphometric Data ◽

Evolutionary Mechanism ◽

Taxonomic Treatment ◽

Japanese Archipelago ◽

Level Data ◽

The Japanese Archipelago

Polyploidy is an important evolutionary mechanism and speciation mode in plants; however, delimitation of species boundaries in polyploid complexes is often a difficult task. In the present paper, we explore morphological variation in a group of East Asian Cardamine polyploids that have long been shrouded in taxonomic and nomenclatural confusion. We relate the present morphometric data of 41 sampled populations with recently published ploidy-level data, and propose a revised taxonomic treatment, including the designation of several lectotypes. The following species are recognised in Japan: C. schinziana O.E.Schulz (2n = 6x, 8x), C. torrentis Nakai (2n = 8x), C. valida (Takeda) Nakai (2n = 4x) and C. yezoensis Maxim. (2n = 6x−12x). C. amariformis Nakai (2n = 4x) from Korea is also discussed, although it may be conspecific with C. valida, pending further studies. Distribution of these taxa in the Japanese Archipelago is characterised, including comments on their occurrence outside of Japan.

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Late Pleistocene and Holocene Paleoenvironments of Chalco Lake, Central Mexico

Quaternary Research ◽

10.1006/qres.1993.1086 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 332-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 111

Author(s):

Maria Socorro Lozano-Garcı́a ◽

Beatriz Ortega-Guerrero ◽

Margarita Caballero-Miranda ◽

Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi

Keyword(s):

Volcanic Activity ◽

Lake Level ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Late Quaternary ◽

Cold Climate ◽

Central Mexico ◽

Pollen Record ◽

Loss On Ignition ◽

Southeastern Part ◽

Saline Marsh

AbstractIn order to establish paleoenvironmental conditions during the late Quaternary, four cores from the Basin of Mexico (central Mexico) were drilled in Chalco Lake, located in the southeastern part of the basin. The upper 8 m of two parallel cores were studied, using paleomagnetic, loss-on-ignition, pollen, and diatom analyses. Based on 11 14C ages, the analyzed record spans the last 19,000 14C yr B.P. Volcanic activity has affected microfossil abundances, both directly and indirectly, resulting in absence or reduction of pollen and diatom assemblages. Important volcanic activity took place between 19,000 and 15,000 yr B.P. when the lake was a shallow alkaline marsh and an increase of grassland pollen suggests a dry, cold climate. During this interval, abrupt environmental changes with increasing moisture occurred. From 15,000 until 12,500 yr B.P. the lake level increased and the pollen indicates wetter conditions. The highest lake level is registered from 12,500 to ca. 9000 yr B.P. The end of the Pleistocene is characterized by an increase in humidity. From 9000 until ca. 3000 yr B.P. Chalco Lake was a saline marsh and the pollen record indicates warmer conditions. After 3000 yr B.P. the lake level increased and human disturbance dominates the lacustrine record.

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